class Knight
{
public static readonly double LegalDistance = Math.Sqrt(5);
public Stack<Field> Steps { get; set; }
private static readonly List<Field> board = Board.GameBoard;
private static List<Field> fields;
private static readonly Random random = new Random();
private static readonly object synLock = new object();
public Knight(Field initial)
{
Steps = new Stack<Field>();
Steps.Push(initial);
}
public void Move()
{
Field destination = Choose();
if (destination == null)
{
return;
}
Console.WriteLine("Moving from " + GetPosition().GetFieldName() + " to " + destination.GetFieldName());
Steps.Push(destination);
}
public Field Back()
{
Field from = Steps.Pop();
Console.WriteLine("Moving back from " + from.GetFieldName() + " to " + GetPosition().GetFieldName());
return from;
}
public Field Choose()
{
List<Field> legalMoves = Behaviour();
legalMoves.RemoveAll(field => Steps.Contains(field, new FieldValueComparer()));
if (legalMoves.Count == 0)
{
return null;
}
Field theChoosenOne;
int index;
lock (synLock)
{
index = random.Next(0, legalMoves.Count);
}
theChoosenOne = legalMoves.ElementAt(index);
return theChoosenOne;
}
private List<Field> Behaviour()
{
fields = new List<Field>();
fields.AddRange(board);
for (int i = fields.Count - 1; i >= 0; i--)
{
double actualDistance = fields[i].GetDistance(GetPosition());
if (!actualDistance.Equals(LegalDistance))
{
fields.Remove(fields[i]);
}
}
return fields;
}
public List<Field> GetSteps()
{
return Steps.ToList();
}
public Field GetPosition()
{
return Steps.Peek();
}
}
So this is how I'd do the stuff. The problem is, I am missing some key functionality, because on low given stepcount it backtracks to the start, on high stepcount, it causes StackOverFlow.
Here are some other functions to let you understand what I want to do: Calculating distance:
public double GetDistance(Field other)
{
return Math.Sqrt(Math.Pow(other.X - X, 2) + Math.Pow(other.Y - Y, 2));
}
Finding the path:
class PathFinder
{
public static void FindPath(Knight knight)
{
if (knight.Steps.Count != 20)
{
knight.Move();
FindPath(knight);
knight.Back();
}
}
}